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FURU-UL –IMAN: 77 BRANCHES OF FAITH
BRIEF MASJID NASIHA – BY BRO. MALLAM ABBA ABANA,
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SATURDAY MORNING, 17TH DECEMBER 2016, 17TH RABEE’
AL-AWWAL 1438 AH
Baarakallaah Feekum: [“One who guides
to something good has a reward similar to that of its doer” - Saheeh Muslim
vol.3, No.4665]. I ask you to fear Allah before you spread the rumours and
false information. May Allah protect us
from misguidance.
As our BODY is fighting for Muslims’ rights; let us clean
ourselves first by inculcating the basic 77 branches of faith.
The Seventy-Seven Branches of Faith – by Imam al-Bayhaqi [d. 458 A.H]
The
Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said : “There
are some 60 or 70 branches of faith. The highest is to bear witness that ‘There
is no god but Allāh and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh’ (lā ilāha illallāhu
muhammadur rasūlullāh). The lowest is the removal of harm from the road.
Modesty is also of faith.” [1]
The
“Seventy-Seven Branches of Faith” [2] is a collection of Qur’anic verses and
Prophetic narrations compiled by Imām al-Bayhaqī [d. 458 A.H], Allāh be well
pleased with him.
In it,
he explains the essential virtues that reflect true faith [imān].
These seventy-seven branches are some of the essential attributes and
characteristics that a true believer should have or strive towards having.
Complete Iman in
reality consists of three components:
1. Confirmation by
heart of all the essentials of Iman
2. Confirmation by
tongue of all the essentials of Iman
3. Confirmation by
actions of all the essentials of Iman
Thus,
the ”77 Branches of Faith” are divided into three categories:
1.
the first of which
concern the intention, belief and action of the heart,
2.
the second concern
the use of the tongue,
3.
and the third
concern all the remaining parts of the body.
Abdul
Hakim Murad, professor of Divinity at Cambridge University, was the first to
translate this work into the English vernacular.[3] As the book is no longer in
print, here then are the Seventy-Seven Branches of Faith:
30 Qualities are Connected to the Heart:
1. To belief in Allāh
Most High.
2. To believe that
everything other than Allāh was non-existent. Thereafter, Allāh Most
High created these things and subsequently they came into existence.
3. To believe in the
existence of angels.
4. To believe that
all the heavenly books that were sent to the different prophets are true.
However, apart from the Qur’an, all other books are not valid anymore.
5. To believe that
all the prophets are true. However, we are commanded to follow the Prophet
Muhammad ﷺ alone.
6. To believe that
Allāh Most High has knowledge of everything from before-hand and that only
that which He sanctions or wishes will occur.
7. To believe that
Resurrection will definitely occur.
8. To believe in the
existence of Heaven.
9. To believe in the
existence of Hell.
10.To have love for
Allāh Most High.
11.To have love for
the Messenger of Allāh, ﷺ.
12.To love or hate
someone solely because of Allāh.
13.To execute all
actions with the intention of religion alone.
14.To regret and
express remorse when a sin is committed.
15.To fear
Allāh Most High.
16.To hope for the
mercy of Allāh Most High.
17.To be modest.
18.To express
gratitude over a bounty or favour.
19.To fulfill promises.
20.To exercise
patience.
21.To consider
yourself lower than others.
22.To have mercy on
the creation.
23.To be pleased with
whatever you experience from Allāh Most High.
24.To place your
trust in Allāh Most High.
25.Not to boast or
brag over any quality that you posses.
26.Not to have malice
or hatred towards anybody.
27.Not to be envious
of anyone.
28.Not to become
angry.
29.Not to wish harm
for anyone.
30.Not to have love for the world.
7 Qualities are Connected to the Tongue
1. To recite the
Testimony of Faith [Kalimatu-sh Shahādah] with the tongue.
2. To recite the
Qur’ān.
3. To acquire
knowledge.
4. To pass on
knowledge.
5. To make
supplications [du’a]
to Allāh Most High.
6. To make
invocations [dhikr]
of Allāh Most High.
7. To abstain from
the following:
·
lies,
·
backbiting,
·
vulgar words,
·
cursing, and
·
singing that is contrary to the Sharī’ah.
40 Qualities are Connected to the Entire Body
1. To make
ablution [wudū],
take bath [ghusl],
and keep one’s clothing clean.
2. To be steadfast in
offering the prayer [salāt].
3. To pay the
tithe [zakāt]
and Sadaqatu-l
Fitr.
4. To fast.
5. To perform the
Hajj.
6. To make i’tikāf.
7. To move away or
migrate from that place which is harmful for one’s religion [din].
8. To fulfill the
vows that have been made to Allāh Most High.
9. To fulfill the
oaths that are not sinful.
10.To pay the expiation [kaffārah]for
unfulfilled oaths.
11.To cover those
parts of the body that are obligatory [fard] to cover.
12.To perform the
ritual slaughter [Udhiya/Qurbani].
13.To enshroud and
bury the deceased.
14.To fulfill your
debts.
15.To abstain from
prohibited things when undertaking monetary transactions.
16.To NOT conceal
something true which you may have witnessed.
17.To get married
when the nafs desires
to do so.
18.To fulfill the
rights of those who are under you.
19.To provide comfort
to one’s parents.
20.To rear children
in the proper manner.
21.To NOT sever
relations with one’s friends and relatives.
22.To obey one’s
master.
23.To be just.
24.To NOT initiate
any way that is contrary to that of the generality of the Muslims.
25.To obey the ruler,
provided what he orders is not contrary to the Sharī’ah.
26.To make peace
between two warring groups or individuals.
27.To assist in noble
tasks.
28.To command the
good and forbid the evil.
29.To mete out
punishments according to the Shari’ah, IF it is the government.
30.To fight the
enemies of religion [din] whenever such an occasion presents itself.
31.To fulfill one’s
trusts (amana).
32.To give loans to
those who are in need.
33.To see to the
needs of one’s neighbour.
34.To ensure that
one’s income is pure.
35.To spend according
to the Sharī’ah.
36.To reply to one
who has greeted you.
37.To say yarhamuka-Llāh [Allāh
have mercy on you!] when anyone says alhamduli–Llāh [all praise is for Allāh] after sneezing.
38.To NOT cause harm
to anyone unjustly.
39.To abstain from
games and amusements contrary to the Shariah.
40.To remove pebbles,
stones, thorns, sticks, and the like from the road.
References:
[1]
Sahīh Bukhārī
[2] Al-Bayhaqī, Shu’ab al-Īmān.
[3] al-Qazwīnī, 1300. Mukhtasar Shu’ab al-Imān. Translated from Arabic by TJ Winter, 1990. India: The Quilliam Press.
[4] AA al-Tahanawi. The 77 Branches of Faith. F. Rabbani on Sunni Path website [Online] Available from: http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=103&CATE=24. [Accessed 30 Dec 2013].
[5] Jalali. The 77 Branches of Faith. [Online] Available from: http://taqwa.sg/v/articles/77-branches-of-faith/. [Accessed 30 Dec 2013]
[2] Al-Bayhaqī, Shu’ab al-Īmān.
[3] al-Qazwīnī, 1300. Mukhtasar Shu’ab al-Imān. Translated from Arabic by TJ Winter, 1990. India: The Quilliam Press.
[4] AA al-Tahanawi. The 77 Branches of Faith. F. Rabbani on Sunni Path website [Online] Available from: http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=103&CATE=24. [Accessed 30 Dec 2013].
[5] Jalali. The 77 Branches of Faith. [Online] Available from: http://taqwa.sg/v/articles/77-branches-of-faith/. [Accessed 30 Dec 2013]
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